High paying construction jobs in Georgia with no degree

The best paid construction occupations in Georgia that require no bachelor's degree — a high school diploma, a certificate, or an associate's degree is the typical entry. This is the narrowest cut on the site, so it is also the shortest list: where a field has only two or three such occupations, there is no page at all rather than a page pretending otherwise.

Cost of living: prices in Georgia run 3.7% below the national average (2024), so a Georgia salary is worth about 1.04× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Georgia.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Georgia · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,170 – $119,75026,770
2Construction and Building Inspectors$65,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,070 – $100,4504,510
3Electricians$58,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,180 – $84,00021,650
4Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$57,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,680 – $80,7408,930
5Sheet Metal Workers$56,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,820 – $76,9003,590
6Carpenters$49,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,890 – $63,4709,190
7Painters, Construction and Maintenance$48,340
No formal educational credential
$36,690 – $68,0602,760
8Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$47,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,810 – $62,84015,700
9Roofers$46,940
No formal educational credential
$32,070 – $63,7202,160
10Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$46,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,290 – $74,8902,920
11Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$46,240
No formal educational credential
$31,990 – $72,1503,400
12Pipelayers$46,220
No formal educational credential
$35,600 – $61,8201,890
13Glaziers$43,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,670 – $71,2102,530
14Helpers--Electricians$39,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,070 – $53,2303,160
15Construction Laborers$38,990
No formal educational credential
$27,880 – $56,45027,800
16Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$37,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,440 – $45,9702,100
17Highway Maintenance Workers$37,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,600 – $48,7601,980

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianGeorgia	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,430	$51,170 – $119,750	26,770
2	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,980	$46,070 – $100,450	4,510
3	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,320	$37,180 – $84,000	21,650
4	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,200	$37,680 – $80,740	8,930
5	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,800	$38,820 – $76,900	3,590
6	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,350	$34,890 – $63,470	9,190
7	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$48,340	$36,690 – $68,060	2,760
8	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,880	$37,810 – $62,840	15,700
9	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$46,940	$32,070 – $63,720	2,160
10	Miscellaneous Construction and Related WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,430	$28,290 – $74,890	2,920
11	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$46,240	$31,990 – $72,150	3,400
12	PipelayersNo formal educational credential	$46,220	$35,600 – $61,820	1,890
13	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,340	$34,670 – $71,210	2,530
14	Helpers--ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,030	$31,070 – $53,230	3,160
15	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$38,990	$27,880 – $56,450	27,800
16	Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,730	$30,440 – $45,970	2,100
17	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,560	$30,600 – $48,760	1,980

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Georgia. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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